Area Code 5151 – Novy Buh, Mykolayiv

Geographic Overview

The area code 5151 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the city of Novy Buh and its surrounding rural districts within the Mykolayiv Oblast of Ukraine. This region, located in the southern part of the country, is served by the Ukrainian PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) under the national numbering plan administered by the Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies (UCRF). The code is used exclusively for fixed-line telephone services, including traditional analog lines and some VoIP-based fixed services that are registered to this geographic area.

Dialing Formats

For callers within Ukraine, the national trunk prefix 0 is used before the area code, followed by the subscriber number. The full national format is 0 5151 XX XX XX (where X represents the subscriber digits). For example, a local number might be dialed as 0 5151 123 45 from any other region in Ukraine. When calling from abroad, the international access prefix (typically + or 00) is followed by the country code 380, the area code 5151, and the subscriber number, without the leading zero: +380 5151 123 45. Local calls within Novy Buh may be possible by dialing only the subscriber number, depending on the operator's configuration, but this is not guaranteed for all lines.

Geographic Coverage and Administration

Novy Buh serves as the administrative center of the Novobuzkyi Raion (district). The area code covers the city itself and nearby villages, including those within the district's boundaries. The region is primarily agricultural, with small to medium-sized enterprises, public institutions, and residential subscribers. The code is not an overlay; it is the sole geographic code for this locality, and no other area codes are assigned to the same geographic area.

Caller Instructions

For local callers: If you are within the Novy Buh area and dialing another local fixed-line number, you may be able to dial just the subscriber number, but to ensure connectivity, especially from mobile networks, always use the full national format 0 5151 followed by the subscriber number. For callers from other regions in Ukraine: Dial 0 5151 and then the subscriber number. For international callers: Dial your country's exit code (e.g., 011 from the US, 00 from most European countries), then 380, then 5151, and the subscriber number. Note that the leading zero is omitted in international format.

Regulatory and Technical Notes

As with all geographic numbers in Ukraine, number portability is available for fixed lines, meaning a subscriber may retain their number when switching between operators that support fixed-line portability, though this is less common than mobile portability. The code is part of the Ukrainian numbering plan under the ITU-T E.164 recommendation. Charges for calls to this number are based on the caller's location and tariff plan; calls from mobile networks may incur higher rates than fixed-to-fixed calls. Emergency services (112) are reachable free of charge from any phone.